Language

The Lexicon

The Lexicon preserves the language of the Lifestyle — its words, concepts and traditions. It records meaning; it never prescribes practice. Where usage varies between Houses or lineages, each is set down with equal respect.

Practices

Shoe Worship

The tradition of expressing consensual admiration or devotion focused on shoes.

Definition

Shoe Worship is a family of practices in which admiration, care or ritual attention is focused on shoes — worn by the recipient of devotion, associated with a dynamic or bearing personal significance. It sits within the wider tradition of Object Devotion alongside Boot Worship and Glove Worship.

Historical background

Shoe Worship has a long history in fetish culture and has been widely recognised within Leather and BDSM community writing.

Discussion

Communities differ on where Shoe Worship sits between fetish, service and ceremony. Individual practice varies.

See also